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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Or you could just stop subsidizing them and save about 4.8 billion a year. Why do we have to add more middlemen to document and collect taxes?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A lot of people don't understand just how well the oil and gas industry is treated here. The subsidies are just the tip of the iceberg. If we could see everything that they get away with, I'm sure we'd be upset to say the least.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Exactly. The poorer their behavior, the more toys get taken away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Going over the list of subsidies the oil and gas sector receive, most of them are received on the basis of developing cleaner sources of energy.

If we are going to do something, taxing the windfall rather than giving up programs that are intended to help the environment means even if you end up giving the money straight back to them through those programs, they are earmarked to a specific goal that is to the benefit of the people and not left to their own discretion.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why not take the money given to oil companies as R&D grants, and turn it into university R&D grants?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Don't leave us hanging. Why not?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Dunno, I would guess because oil companies donate more to political parties than grad students?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The same sources of cleaner energy that the oil companies have given up on and lied about?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

No, they're talking about Carbon Capture. Which is a new source of clean energy the oil companies are lying about.